Hello Everyone, I have made some revisions and additions to the Payne Family DNA Project web site at http://home.earthlink.net/~ppayne1203 There is now a link to the DNA test results chart and once I have the final analysis from the lab, I will add a link for it as well. I will be going to Salt Lake City on the 20th of June and hope to return with the analysis. I have also added a new link with my research on Ralph Payne, Baron Lavington. I felt that this might be valuable in an effort to determine his origin and how Ralph Payne and his son Thomas of Lancaster and Middlesex County, Virginia, fit in with his family. We can now also include the family of Thomas Payne and Jane Smallpiece of St. Mary's County, Maryland among Ralph and Thomas' kinsmen. As a descendant of Isaiah Payne (b. 1735) of Dorchester County, Maryland, whom many researchers believe to have been a descendant of Thomas and Jane of Maryland, our DNA project has revealed that my DNA signature is nearly identical to that of one of Ralph Payne's descendants. The lab has concluded that we are closely related. The preliminary results of the DNA testing also indicate a probable relationship between these families with a descendant of George Payne and Mary Woodson of Virginia. George is believed to descend from the immigrant John Payne (d. 1689/90), subject of "The Paynes of Virginia." However, because of subtle differences in the DNA signature of this descendant of George from the descendants of Ralph of Virginia and Isaiah of Maryland, I am waiting for the final analysis which we hope will provide us with more details on the nature of the relationship. Just how close was it? Col. Brooke Payne in The Paynes of Virginia suggests that Ralph and his son were kinsmen of the immigrant John Payne based on record evidence. We think the DNA results will add a significant amount of support for (or against) that theory. In fact, we need to have the final report before we can make any further determination of relationships between our participants other than those shown in the various groups indicated on the result chart. In some cases, we were only able to test one descendant from our various Payne branches. This was a good start, but we really need to have at least two in order to ensure accuracy. If there had been a non-paternity event, or an error in genealogy, it would greatly effect the results we show. With two or more participants from the same line, however, we can make sure that the results are accurate because the DNA signatures between the participants should closely match. Therefore, we hope to get started on round 2 testing soon in the hopes that more descendants from these families will participate. Particularly from our New England, Jersey and Maryland lines. We also had several single participants that were unsure which line that might connect with. The test has given some of them new leads to follow. For the remaining participants, it would help them out tremendously to have a new round of testing. I will post details on round 2 as they become available. In the meantime, If you are interested, please send me an e-mail to let me know. There is really no point in trying to conduct another round if we have fewer than 20 participants as the cost becomes prohibitive ($250.00). With 20 or more, we can likely get a similar fee as we had with round 1 ($150.00). Finally, I have revived my page on Payne slaves as I have been in contact with folks interested in researching their African-American roots. There is a link provided from the main page to a list of Payne slaves as found in records. I will be happy to update this list if anyone comes across slave names while they are researching. Simply jot down the slaves name, and what family they had been associated with (names, dates, location, etc.). I will then add it to my list so we can have a central location for that data. That's it for me tonight. Regards, Patrick